It doesn't bode well.

But I suppose the RFL have done extensive research and are satisfied with their suitability. They are very good at that...

I'm sure Frank has some info but it's just that he upgrades it to "he knows". he said 3 weeks ago it was a "done deal", well so very clearly it was no such thing. Indeed, 3 days (at least) of talks with RFL which still haven't actually produced an announcement of a final agreement are the proof. Unless the talks are just some mad spoof to make it look like there wasn't a deal, when all the time there was.

The other question that puzzles me greatly is how, given the financial mega-toilet-pan that his Bulls eventually went down, was Green going to fund his purchase of the ground, which was always on the brink of happening, yet curiously never did. If he had financial backers that were going to pay for this, then where are they now? I mean, a distress sale must have been available at a cheaper price, or at least not more expensive. It seems certain that Green was having these lengthy talks and they must have come at least fairly close to a deal.

I'm also presuming that the deal in this case is proposed to be just the lease from the RFL, not ownership of the ground, since the Council haven't been mentioned. The immediate advantage of that is that we can probably afford a peppercorn a year, and the Council might not even ask for payment anyway. If it was me, I'd send them a full plastic Tesco tub and pay off the full rent 150 years in advance.

Mick's just tweeted about positive talks this morning. Does this mean he got invited to the discussions?

We know nothink

He's probably sat in Odsal car park, like when he was sat in LBA car park waiting for Marc Green to get back from Ibiza.

This is what he actually wrote:

Talks are positively progressing ahead of a potential resolution this afternoon for the Bradford Bulls. Chalmers and Lowe not involved.

teabreak time at greengates argos. He'll quieten down again this afternoon when last minute rush is on.

Edited for accuracy.

"Extremely positive" now.

Anyone else feeling it?

AND

He's taking the minutes of the meeting.